abundance
n.丰富; 充足
Above all, Roesen's art expresses the abundance that America symbolized to many of its citizens.
最重要的是,罗森的艺术作品展现了美国对民众的象征。
zones-zone
n.地域
At least in temperate zones, maximum diversity is often found in mid-successional stages, not in the climax community.
至少在温带地区,会经常在演替过程中发现最多物种,而不是在顶极群落中。
volume
n.量, 册
Thus a proportion of the total volume of any sediment, loose or cemented, consists of empty space.
因此,不管沉积物是疏松还是坚固,它们中一定有空间。
visual
adj.形象的, 视觉的
Of all the visual arts, architecture affects our lives most directly for it determines the character of the human environment in major ways.
在所有的视觉艺术中,建筑最直接地影响了我们的生活,因为它在很多方面决定了我们生存的环境特征。
tubes-tube
n.管
In the phonograph parlors, customers listened to recordings through individual ear tubes,
在留声机播放厅中,顾客们通过独立的耳管听取已经录制好的声音,
moving from one machine to the next to hear different recorded speeches or pieces of music.
从一台机器换到另一台听取不同演讲或音乐的录音。
tiny
adj.很少的
Many incomplete skeletons were found but they included, for the first time in an archaeocyte, a complete hind leg that features a foot with three tiny toes.
尽管这些骨骼是不完整的,但专家发现它们包含着完整的后肢,这些后肢鲜明特征是后足带有三个小足趾,这是迄今为止在原始动物中的第一次发现。
stretch
n.伸展;张开v.延伸;伸长
Uniformly, these people experienced weightlessness and the sensation that their bodies were being stretched lengthwise.
同样,随着身体纵向延伸,他们会感到失重和感知能力。
sharp
adj.锐利的
Unlike artisan workshops in which apprentices worked closely with the masters supervising them, factories sharply separated workers from management.
和手工作坊里徒弟与监督他们的师傅之间的密切工作关系不同,工厂将工人阶层与管理层明显地区分开。
refer
v.论及
Ecologists use the term “succession” to refer to the changes that happen in plant communities and ecosystems over time.
生态学家使用"演替"来诠释植物群落和生态系统随着时间推移所发生的变化。
realism
n.现实性
The philosophy of the movement combined realism, ethnic consciousness, and Americanism.
运动的哲学包含现实主义,种族意识以及美国精神。
predict
v.预言; 预报
unpredictable
adj.不可预知的
predictable
adj.可预言的
predictions-prediction
n.预言
This record has already provided insights into the patterns and causes of past climatic change-information that may be used to predict future climates.
这些记录已对之前的气候变化原因和结构进行了剖析,这些能够帮助我们更好的进行预测。
opposite
adj.相对的, 对立的
The facial-feedback hypothesis argues, however, that the causal relationship between emotions and facial expressions can also work in the opposite direction.
然而,脸部回馈假说论者们却坚持,面部表情和情绪之间的因果关系也可能是反的。
negative
adj.否定的;负的;消极的
Petroleum extraction can have a negative impact on the environment.
提取石油对环境有害。
moral
n.道德;品行adj.道德的
In particular, Whigs in the northern sections of the United States also believed that government power should be used to foster the moral welfare of the country.
特别是,美国北部的辉格党还认为政府力量应该用来推广国家的道德福利。
modified-modify
v.更改,修饰
modification
n.修改; 缓和
Most of Canada and the northeastern United States consists of short-grass prairies wherever natural vegetation has not been modified by humans.
加拿大大面积区域,以及美国东北部存在大草原,那里的自然植被没有被人类所改变。
Missouri
n.密苏里
One group, the Mandans, lived in the upper Missouri River country, primarily in present-day North Dakota.
曼丹人生活在密苏里河上游,目前主要为北达科他州的大面积区域。